MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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